1. LISBON NEWSPAPER OF AUGUST 9 REPORTED THAT FROM
27 JULY TO 6 AUGUST THERE WERE 135 CASES OF CHOLERA
IN OPORTO REGION INCLUDING TWO DEATHS.
2. THE EMBASSY HAS ALSO BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED THAT
CASES OF CHOLERA HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CAXIAS, A
SUBURB OF LISBON. THESE CASES HAVE NOT, HOWEVER,
BEEN REPORTED IN THE LOCAL PRESS.
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